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Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Somehow we all think we know what angels sound like, even though nearly all of us have never seen or heard any. Words like "pure" and "high" come to mind, although when you read about the angels who sang to the shepherds they seem to have been belting it out.

This term's concert is entitled "A Sound of Angels" and includes some beautiful music.One piece is "Lux Aurumque" by Eric Whitacre, a contemporary composer. The words are simple:LightWarm and heavy as pure goldAnd the angels sing softlyTo the new-born babyIt is truly angelic, using delicate clashing harmonies threading around each to the calm ending. Click on this link to hear it:.https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=lux+aurumque#id=2&vid=91446f0d2df9cbe7f621831f0a89d06e&action=viewIn the choir we are doing our mortal best to sound as angelic as possible.The details of the concert are in the poster shown here.Don't miss it!